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Do not mock my mastery of the obvious it took many years of intensive training to refine it to this level.

Besides if you ask an obvious question you'll get the obvious answer.

But anyway in the quarterfinals they may of been in last place at the time, but in the semis everyone else has written Achiga's chances as a lost cause. To play so well against three other high level schools at once and to apparently dominate her round so thoroughly against Shiratodai is rather impressive.

Or maybe Ako is just being a tsundere about it, or is trying to reassure herself about her chances during her round due to nerves, that's just speculation though.

Actually the silhouettes are of Jindai and Koromo. Does this mean that Kei was actually a monster all this time?

If you recall, Kei was shown at the end of the anime along with Teru, Komaki and Nelly, so it's a fair bet she's another monster. Certainly she must be a more significant character than she currently appears.

After trying to deal with the insanities of the Google and Bing translators, I've come to the following tentative conclusion:

Spoiler:

The reason Saki went back to +/- zero, and the reason she is crying, is because she found her opponents too difficult. In other words, +/- zero is a sort of defensive reaction.

Why she thought they were more powerful than Koromo rather eludes me; presumably she forgot about taking her socks off, too!

Spoiler for Response:

Saki may have impressive skill and powers but she also tends to suffer from issues of confidence. Through much of Koromo's match she spent it cowering in fear. Maybe she was just feeling nervous as it was her first actual match in the tournament.

- Saki tried to play against the other 3, with her starting off at 1000, the rest at 33000 but she felt she couldn't win like that. Hence, she reverted to her most comfortable +-0 style.

Now, she's warning Hisa that the most troublesome school will still be there, and that she might not win the next time.

And Hisa thought Saki had everything under control, since she doesn't need to take off her socks, which Saki actually forgot to.

- The 8th team in the semis is announced. (well, at least the school name) and looks like another round of characterization will follow.

- Another mahjong pro analyst is shown and I can already feel the VA voicing her.

Spoiler:

Tamura Yukari.

Spoiler for 101:

OH WOW, so canon has officially joined fanon now.

"I WAS SO SCARED, BUCHOU!"
"...wha...'?"
"THEY WERE SO STRONG!"
"B-but, Saki, you destroyed them. You made one of them cry like a baby. You ruled the table like a goddamn demon lord, and I don't mean the parody kind, I mean the 'Dance, puppets, dance!' kind.".
"THAT WAS A FEINT!"
"But you actually destroyed them!"
"IT WAS SO SCARY!
"Is this the crap Nodoka deals with on a daily basis?"

And how did she forget to take off her socks? Dear god, it really hasn't even begun.

Yay, characterization! No, really, I love those parts. Time for more shipping!

Oh god, will Toyone survive so many barely covered Eisui boobs at the same time?

is the comment and review for 101 true? because seriously Saki................... >_> you forget that one? and we even see you as a demon lord!? what happen if you didn't forget to remove it....... shattering illusions of the others.

is the comment and review for 101 true? because seriously Saki................... >_> you forget that one? and we even see you as a demon lord!? what happen if you didn't forget to remove it....... shattering illusions of the others.

That wasn't the actual dialogue, but it sure matches the impression given by that scene. And Hisa actually looks more shocked than that in the canon material

Yeah, I'm not sure what Saki felt during her last match. She seemed pretty much chill out to me, taking her time until very last moment to act. Kyouko is the one who shown all signs of nervousness here or at least it appeared that way.

Knowing how to play three people mahjong is the key to defeat Saki? Because she looked really scared. And that still doesn't compute, I mean, what the hell? Ritz spends a good chunk of the match making Kyoko look like a poor sap that has no place anywhere near that table, and she is the one Saki is more concerned about? Did I miss something? And Saki looked like the was channeling death itself too, what the hell? Is that on purpose? Is the whole "Saki perspective" thing real?

Also, Toyone T_T The poor thing. She definetly deserves all the Eisui service. Except Kasumi, do not get her anywhere near that monster.